ABCs at the Movies: The Doubles Round!

[southendmd]

Plot:  As the result of a head injury, brilliant computer scientist Harry Benson begins to experience violent seizures. In an attempt to control the seizures, Benson undergoes a new surgical procedure in which a microcomputer is inserted into his brain. The procedure is not entirely successful.

[memento]

IMDB: Dr Sommer is newly appointed to the hospital, but on arrival is mistaken for the plumber. He seems quite good at this but gets into trouble from the medical chief for being late. Romantic complications arise with a nurse. In parallel, children play practical jokes on stuffy adults, making the thin plot rather mixed.

[oilgun]

Plot: A drama about the relationships and rivalries between a group of medical students enduring their third year at an L.A Central medical school. At the center of it is Michael Chatham (Adrian Pasdar), a handsome personable young man from a well-to-do family, and Kenny Rose (Jack Gwaltney), an ambitious student from the wrong side of the tracks. They compete for a coveted internship. Meanwhile, their personal lives are in a period of transition; Michael enters into a romance with a fellow female student (Diane Lane), while Jack's marriage to Lauren (Laura San Giacomo) suffers from lack of attention as he strives desperately to get ahead in med school.

[southendmd]

Plot:  A documentary examining the science and the movement to legalize cannabis as medicine.

[southendmd]

I loved this film when I was a kid.  With Raquel Welch, Stephen Boyd and the evil Donald Pleasence.

Was a TV series in 1968 briefly.  Also, being remade for release in 2010!

Plot:  A diplomat is nearly assassinated. In order to save him, a submarine is shrunken to microscopic size and injected into his blood stream with a small crew. Problems arise almost as soon as they enter the bloodstream.

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IMDb trivia:  When filming the scene where the other crew members remove attacking antibodies from Ms. Peterson for the first time, director Fleischer allowed the actors to grab what they pleased. Gentlemen all, they specifically avoided removing them from Raquel Welch's breasts, with an end result that the director described as a "Las Vegas showgirl" effect. Fleischer pointed this out to the cast members -- and on the second try, the actors all reached for her breasts. Finally the director realized that he would have to choreograph who removed what from where, and the result is seen in the final cut.

[Meryl]

Starring Lionel Barrymore and Lew Ayres

Dr. James Kildare is a fictional character, the primary character in a series of American theatrical films in the late 1930s and early 1940s, an early 1950s radio series, a 1960s television series of the same name and a comic book based on the TV show. The character was invented by the author Frederick Schiller Faust (aka Max Brand).

[Fran]

From IMDb:  Fact-based story of a 19-year-old ballerina (Gertz) whose collapse on stage leads to the discovery that she has cancer. Transferred to a specialty clinic, she rooms with a working-class girl who is directly in conflict with the more refined girl. With both facing their potential deaths, an unlikely bond is formed.

[memento]

[memento]

IMDB: One of the very best films of 2003, this is such an original and brilliant bio-pic. Harvey Pekar is a file clerk working at a V.A. hospital in Cleveland.Pekar is terminally depressed and is amazingly played by Paul Giamatti (where's his Oscar nomination?). Pekar meets R. Crumb with an idea for a comic book about ordinary life. Pekar soon becomes a minor celebrity, but his life changes little. I knew right from the opening credits, this was going to be something special.Using different techniques, i.e. showing the real Pekar recording the narration and his buddy, Toby, the genuine nerd and inserting comic book pictures that in the corner of the screen that tell Harvey what to do, the filmmakers carve out such a unique experience that is both sad & funny. Like I stated before, Giamatti is remarkable and the script is exceptional on a "Being John Malkovich" level.

[southendmd]

Plot:  The famed slugger is played by [William] Bendix, who resembles Ruth slightly in looks and not at all in baseball ability. The film traces the "life and times" of Ruth, including his famous "called shot" in the 1932 World Series.